check before: 2024-12-15
Product:
Copilot, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Search
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Scheduled
Change type:
New feature, User impact, Admin impact
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Details:
Summary:
Microsoft Copilot will introduce a user control for web searches, allowing users to enable or disable sending queries to Bing. Rollout starts mid-December 2024 and should complete by late January 2025. Admins can disable this feature, and no action is required for the rollout.
Details:
Coming soon: A control that allows users to control if web search queries are sent to Microsoft Bing when using Microsoft Copilot.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out mid-December 2024 and expect to complete by late January 2025.
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2024-11-12
updated:
2024-11-12
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Direct effects for Operations**
User Control for Web Searches
If users are not informed about the new control for enabling/disabling web searches, they may be unaware that their queries are being sent to Bing, leading to potential privacy concerns and dissatisfaction with the tool's responses.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/manage-public-web-access#controls-available-to-manage-web-search, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/privacy/optional-connected-experiences
Default Settings and User Experience
The feature is on by default, which may lead to confusion among users who prefer not to send queries to Bing. This could result in a negative user experience if they are not aware of how to change this setting.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/manage-public-web-access#controls-available-to-manage-web-search, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-apps/privacy/optional-connected-experiences
Admin Control and Policy Management
If admins do not review their current configurations and the new policy settings, they may inadvertently restrict users' ability to utilize web searches, impacting the effectiveness of Copilot responses.
- roles: Admins, Compliance Officers
- references: https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/microsoft-365/manage-public-web-access#controls-available-to-manage-web-search, MC910984: Manage web searches in Copilot separately from optional connected experiences with new policy
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